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AIKVJEW OF CANADIAN DISASTER—Rimouski, Quebec.—An airview of the Canadian Industrial city, where the wind-whipped fire levelled buildings in the disaster that made more than 2,000 homeless and did damage estimated as high as $20 million. A few cars make their way along the street in the foreground. T e blaze staited in a lumber yard and jumped across the Rimouski River to destroy two hotels and other structures before sweeping into the residential district. _________ —AP Wirephoto. Around The World - News in Brief - Austrian Elections Oust 10 Red-Appointed Mayors VIENNA (/P).—Austrian voters swamped the Communists in mu nicipal elections in the province of Lower Austria, occupied by the Russians, and threw out of office 10? of the 11 mayors appointed by the Soviet military authorities in 1945. The bloc backed by the Com munists won only 5 per cent of the vote. The municipal elections held yesferday resulted in a heavy vic tory for the two government co alition parties. In 1.583 commu nities the right wing People's Party won 13.462 mandates (vic tories for mayoralties and council Beats.i The anti-Communist So cialists won 6,233 and the left bloc—Communists and Radical Socialists—only 397. * * * * Reich Controls Eased BONN, Germany </P).—The Western Allies relaxed controls on German industries today, reason ably confident that the Germans will not use their industrial strength again to rearm. Under a new anti-rearmament law published by the Allied High Commission in West Germany, Borne of the control functions were turned over to the Germans them selves. “We are quite optimistic over the degree of German co-opera tion to be expected," said Maj. LOST BROWN POME RAN IUM vie. Columbia pike and Fillmore st. Reward. GL. 0700. _— COAT, girl s, Navy, size fix. Juvenile Shop label; vie. Pearl st.. Beth., or A. & P. Reward. WI. 5712. _—-<> COCKER, black and tan. male, 10 mo. old; answers Boots." Boy’s pet; reward. je. a-hau.—o COCKER SPANIEL, black, (male), answers to name "Boots". Reward. CO. 8514. 1711 Harvard st. n.w.—1 a toCKER SPANIEL, lost vie. 18th ana Columbia rd. n.w.; answers to name of Clinker; $25 reward. Call MR. SIMMS eves., DE. 1726; days. OW. 1878, —12 COLLIE, female, large, white front; an swers to Princess: strayed Friday, May ft. Vic. Falls Church. Reward. FA. 2972._—10 DIAMOND PIN, between Mayflower and Statler. Liberal reward. Apply lost and found dept.. Mayflower Hotel. . —HI DIAMOND WED. BAND. ENG. BING. Lost approx. 1 p.m.. May 7. vie. 11th and G. 13th and E n.w. NA. 9296 or JU. 7-8819. Liberal Reward._—1(1 ENGLISH BULL DOG, 65 lbs., brown brlndle; reward. Ol. 9373. —13 SlElROPOLlTAN rOLICE BADGE. No. i:$85; in the Northeast part of city. VI. 7218. S* POMERANIAN, orange, with white tail; vicinity Columbia pike, Fillmore st., Arl, Reward. GL. oTdfi,_—s SPRINGER SPANIEL, chestnut and white": mother of new born pups; answers to "Blossom." OR. d728. —0 THREE-SKIN SABLE SCARl! Fri m! Pleasant section, reward. CO. 2562. _s WALLET, brown leather, man’s, lost In Louisville, Ky. at Derby. Contains cash. Sirl and boy's picture, D.C. and Md river’s permits, phone company identi fication. U.S. Gov't, work. Finder may kern cash if he will mail or return con tents to 806 Roedcr Road. Silver Soring. Md. SL. 3872._—ip WIRE-HAIRED TERRIER, black and brown spots, answers Pepper. Reward. HO 9896. EX. 2400. Ext. HI. HI 'Wrist WATCH, diamond. Elgin, lady's. $ white gold, black band; between 18th and Rhode Island ave. n.e.. Hecht's and Lansburgh's._WA, 21 nil. H) WRIST WATCH. Ladies Loneeine gold case; four chips each side: brown cord strap; taxicab or vie. Union Station or Capitol. ItewarcL ME. 1587. • WRIST WATCH, man's. LeCoultre, yellow gold, engraved on back, J K. LEWIS reward. 506 11th st. n.w. NA. 9175 _, $150 REWARD” Platinum brooch containing diamond; around edge and rubies forming cross ir renter Believed lost in vicinity tv Pierre's Restaurant. April 26. 1950. Cal MR. GREEN, 560 Continental bldg., NA 3575. __ LOST—Large yellow cat. faint stripes Sat., vicinity Wise. Ave. and Macomb Reward. EM- 3961. FOUND GERMAN shepherd, female, found ir ca°lmgCSHk 63-M Owner may claim b3 •SCT5.0vtfl- Takoma Psrk Gen. James P. Hodges, American chairman of the Allied Security Board, set up to enforce Ger many's disarmament. The High Commission, in its official announcement, said the !new law aims at giving the Allies a tight grip over German activi ties which might pose a genuine threat of rearmament. Under the new law, allocation of the controlled steel allotment to individual firms would be made through German-issued licenses. The German steel industry is lim ited by Allied agreement to 11.1 million ingot tons production an nually. The law does not alter this limitation. * * * * Pacific Held Assault-Proof TOKYO <^P).—Gen. MacArthur says the Western Pacific is safe from direct military attack, but not from Communist infiltration. He told Australian newsmen re cently that air power from present Allied bases could break up any attempt on the World War II pat tern to assemble or launch an amphibious attack from Asia. In his talk with the newsmen he stressed again that preoccu pation of Western leaders with European problems has helped to create a dangerous situation in Asia. * * * * Reds Seize Reich Cargoes BERLIN — West German border officials said today the Russians have confiscated cargoes of 35 German trucks carrying scrap metal and furniture from Berlin to West Germany at the highway checkpoint at Marien born in the past 24 hours. Similar seizures have occurred in the past month, with the Rus sians charging their occupation zone is being exploited to benefit the Western zones. * * * * Szakasits Successor Named BUDAPEST, Hungary (£*).— Hungary’s Parliament today ap proved the appointment of San der Ronai as President of the Hungarian People’s Republic, re placing Arpad Szakasits, who re signed. The House took notice of the resignation of Szakasits, who was not present, without any com ment. The Speaker announced changes among the Deputies. One of these —the removal of Deputy Paul Shiffler, son-in-law of Szakasits— : caused much interest in political ; cricles. Szakasits, former head of Hun gary’s Social Democratic Party, resigned as president of the Pres j idential Council suddenly April 24 ! in a one-sentence letter to the ! Speaker of Parliament. He gave | ill health as the reason. * * * * Hungry Chinese to Get Rice TAIPEI, Formosa, (/P).— Ten Nationalist planes were loaded with 5,000 bags of rice today to 'be dropped on famine areas in China. The bags weighed 32 pounds each. The planes were expected to take off during the night to minimize their chanced of being intercepted by Chinese Com munist fighters. Leaflets inside the bags advise the hungry Chinese, said to ag gregate 40 million that other bags will be dropped later. Kaltenborn Signs Truce With Airlines After Free Cab Ride By the Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio. May 8.—A truce exists today between H. V. Kaltenborn, radio news commen tator, and Trans World Airlines. Mr. Kaltenborn staged an 8 minute “sitdown strike" on a TWA plane Saturday night at Zanes ville, Ohio, about 50 miles East of here. Mr. Kaltenborn claimed he was routed from New York to Colum bus. where he addressed a radio institute meeting yesterday. But at Zanesville the TWA people said the plane was filled and he had no reservation to Columbus. Mr. Kalenborn completed the trip in a taxicab, paid for by TWA. Yesterday he said in Columbus: “I pay tribute to the TWA for paying $22 to get me here on time by taxi, and they sent a man over to aplogize this morning. I promised not to engage in a sit down strike on their planes any more, and they promised not to throw me off before my desti nation was reached. TWA did route me through, along with my baggage, to Columbus, and the error was made in New York.” Inadequate ferry service across the Arun, in Sussex, England, is attributed to lack of men who can row. WHY NOT? It costs no more to park at the Capital Garage New York Avenue between 13th and 14th DANCING. Arms Ship Reaches France CHERBOURG, France, May 8 WJ). — The American freighter American Clipper arrived last night with a shipment of arms from the United States. The dock area was heavilly guarded to pre vent sabotage. 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